Camping It (summer rewind)

We went as a family with one of the summer camps for a few days to a county park. 

It was the prettiest little spot and just what we needed to spend a few warm days and cool nights together. 

We did get some rain and thunderstorms.

The youngun's handled it great, and even enjoyed the (thankfully) dry tent with heaven's bowling league making strikes upstairs!

(PS. No thunder and lightening shots...ha ha)

(PSPS. Gratuitous hair shot!!!)

Science

We're working through another science book from the amazing (and enthusiastic?) Janice VanCleave. 

 

It's not so much about learning the results of the actual experiment, but of the scientific method.

A recent experiment had us make Blubber! 

  

 

It makes me laugh that the directions instruct you to label a storage baggie "BLUBBER :: DO NOT EAT". 

As if!

Purple Palace

No, I haven't created a room in our new home as an homage to Liberace. 

 Lena chose purple for her very own (regularly sized...thinking back to our old place) room.

 It was a bit of a struggle finding just the right blend of purples to fit (ahem) both of our tastes.  

  

She's a little more Electric Purple and I'm a little more Lovely Lavender.  

  

Just trying to keep her a little girl as long as possible (insert "good luck" here). 

 Somehow, we find a way to keep everyone happy!

Little Norway

:: place's we're loving ::

We've been very fortunate to find a really lovely natural history museum just over the next ridge from our place.  It is one of those natural beauties with enough eduational outlets to make this nature lovin mama and these tree huggin kids happy on any given day of the fall and spring seasons.  Come along with us!